Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Cheney Gang

This will probably go nowhere (I mean, come on -- it's like the Italian vigili urbani trying to slap the cuffs on Mussolini), but I suppose it's worth remembering that Eliot Ness nailed Capone for tax evasion.

The sad part is, even if they are charged for a crime and convicted, they're likely never going to see the inside of a jail cell due to the pardon that will likely be issued by Shrub a week or two before he leaves office. (Damn, it feels good to say that last part.)

But, Al Capone didn't have a president in his pocket. Bush will pardon it before the process is even complete. Here in Kentucky, Ernie Fletcher pre-pardoned a pile of people who were indicted in his hiring scandal before they stepped foot in a court room. I don't think this is what the originators of political pardons had in mind. It's such a shame that election to political office is the equivalent of a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card. This particular perk needs to be changed, and the American people need to be able to not only hold its leaders to a high standard, but to hold them accountable for their crimes. It's respectable that Ted Stevens has asked Bush not to pardon him. It doesn't excuse what he did, but at least allows him to retain some level of dignity.

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